Breaches and Hacks Archive
Microsoft reported in its incident statement on 12 April that the criminal hackers could have viewed email addresses, folder names and email subject lines, but not email content or attachments.
Saolta University Health Care Group is investigating a potential data breach at UHG (University Hospital Galway) after scam letters were sent to patients’ home addresses.
Bisnode, a Swedish data analytics company with a base in Poland, has been hit with a €230,415 (PLN 1 million) fine from Poland’s data protection authority, UODO.
Aluminium manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro was forced to switch to manual operations following a “severe” ransomware attack on Monday, 18 March. The Norway-based company, which employs more than 35,000 people in 40 countries, was reportedly hit with ransomware known as …
In the past year or so we’ve seen some of the biggest data breaches – Facebook, Google, Under Armour, Marriott – affect a total of 750 million people. However, these were only a small percentage of the 2.3 billion total …
Luas, Dublin’s tram service, has taken its website offline after a criminal hacker hijacked the site and left a ransom demand. The crook claims to have breached Luas’s systems and has threatened to publish its customers’ data if the organisation …
On Tuesday, 25 September, Facebook discovered a major data breach that gave criminal hackers the ability to take over user accounts. 50 million Facebook users worldwide may be impacted by the breach, including about 5 million European accounts. The Irish …
Often, organisations rely on vulnerability scans to identify their weaknesses. They are told that vulnerability scanning is as good as penetration testing and that it will be enough to meet the compliance requirements of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry …
On the afternoon of Friday, 28 September, Facebook announced that 50 million Facebook accounts had been breached. What happened? Facebook’s Vice President of Product Management, Guy Rosen, announced that the security breach affected 50 million users. It is believed the …
Cyber attacks are costly to any organisation. They can cripple systems, lead to large fines and cause reputational damage. Performing an internal penetration test can help safeguard your organisation and its network. Penetration testing is globally acknowledged as an important …
